Michigan Scholarships for High School and College Students

The Michigan Elks Charitable Grant Fund is offering scholarships for special-needs students who want to pursue higher education at an accredited educational institution or a licensed trade or vocational school. This scholarship is intended to aid qualifying seniors in high school, who could not otherwise continue their education or training past high school and is available for study at an accredited college, university, licensed trade or vocational school. Our purpose is to help them become self-respecting, self-reliant, self-supporting, contributing members of society.For the purpose of this scholarship, Special Needs is a student that is physically challenged, currently eligible for special...

The Gerber Foundation offers competitive merit-based scholarships for students graduating from select high schools in Newaygo, Muskegon, and Oceana Counties in West Michigan.Who May Apply.High school seniors who meet the GPA requirement and are graduating from the following high schools in Newaygo County: Fremont, Grant, Hesperia, Newaygo, White Cloud, and home school students who live in Newaygo County.GPA requirement: GPA of 3.0+Students must be planning to attend an accredited post-secondary program in the US leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree, or a vocational or technical training program leading to a certificate.NOT eligible: Students planning to attend one of the...

The following rules must be followed, or your video will be disqualified:The 2024/2025 Courageous Persuaders Competition is open to all students attending a high school in the continental United States only.Your commercial must be 30 seconds or less, and your message must promote safe driving. Middle School classrooms are your target audience. Videos will be judged on originality, creativity, and persuasiveness.How to enter your commercial: Upload video entry to the Internet (i.e., YouTube, Vimeo, or SchoolTube) along with the completion of the online entry form including link to the video.A. The video must be uploaded onto a public platform. Videos...

Southcentral Michigan High School Hockey League defensemen; graduating high school senior; good sportsmanship; attend a two-year or four-year college/university.Type of StudentGraduating High School SeniorsPart-time StudentAward Amount Range$2,000-$3,000Required to Demonstrate Financial NeedNoMust play hockey on a team in the South Central High School Hockey LeagueScholarship InformationThis scholarship was established by John and Cathryn VanderSalm in memory of their son Matthew, a 1988 graduate of Gull Lake High School.The award is intended to recognize an outstanding senior defenseman in the South Central High School Hockey League who displays the highest degree of sportsmanship, skill, and team play during his high school career.

Michigan Auto Law is proud to announce that we will be partnering with The Kiefer Foundation for this year’s annual Kelsey’s Law Distracted Driving Awareness Scholarship. Through the generosity of The Kiefer Foundation, we will be able to double the total scholarship offering from $5,000 to $10,000 and we will be able to award 8 winners instead of 4. The Kiefer Foundation was started in 2016 in honor of Mitchel Kiefer, a Michigan State University freshman who tragically lost his life when he was struck by a distracted driver. Michigan Auto Law and The Kiefer Foundation hope to inspire change...

The purpose of the Robert Holmes Scholarship Program is to assist the legal dependents of Michigan Teamsters in pursuing a program of undergraduate education.Up to six scholarships of $1,000 or more will be awarded to students entering college as a freshman in the fall. Scholarship recipients may re-apply up to three additional years, if full-time enrollment has been maintained. Award determinations will be made with the assistance of the Robert Holmes Scholarship Advisory Committee.WHO MAY APPLY?Scholarship applicants must be entering their first year of college in the fall and be legal dependents of members of Michigan locals of the International...

The purpose of the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Scholarship Program is to assist students from Southern Wayne County communities to pursue a program of undergraduate education. Up to two renewable scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to students entering college as a freshman in the fall. Award determinations will be made with the assistance of the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber Scholarship Program Advisory Committee.In making the selections, the Advisory Committee will award one scholarship to a student who has overcome an “at-risk” barrier during their education career and one scholarship to a student who has pursued a...

Scholarship CriteriaHigh school senior; minimum 3.75 GPA; minimum 1310 SAT or minimum 28 ACT; outstanding leadership; full-time enrollment at a college/university.Type of StudentGraduating High School SeniorsAward Amount Range$1,000-$2,000Required to Demonstrate Financial NeedNoRenewable3 additional yearsResidence EligibilityKalamazoo County residentHigh School EligibilityKalamazoo County High SchoolScholarship InformationThis scholarship, established by the Bhargava family, recognizes graduating high school seniors who demonstrate high academic performance as well as involvement in school, community, and work activities.

ELIGIBILITY:Daughters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, sons, grandsons, great-grandsons, wives, husbands or widows of honorably discharged and/or deceased male or female veterans of: (please check when the veteran served)World War I—April 6, 1917-November 11, 1918World War II—December 7, 1941-December 31, 1946Korean Conflict—June 25, 1950-January 31, 1955Vietnam Hostilities—February 28, 1961-May 7, 1975Grenada and Lebanon Hostilities—August 24, 1982-July 31, 1984Panama Hostilities—December 2, 1989-January 31, 1990Gulf War/Global War on Terror—August 2, 1990 to presentDESCRIPTION OF GRANT: The grant is for one year only in the amount of $1,000.00. It can be applied toward the expense of tuition, room and board fees, books and supplies necessary for...

The purpose of the Imelda “Mel” and Ralph LeMar Scholarship is to provide educational scholarship support to scholar-athletes who graduate of Fowlerville High School. The first award was made in 2000.The scholarship materials are available in the counseling Office of Fowlerville High School and also available on the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Website at http://cfsem.org/scholarships.The application deadline for this scholarship program is March 15th each year.BACKGROUNDThis scholarship was established by Imelda and Ralph LeMar to support student who graduate from Fowlerville public schools.WHO MAY APPLY?Seniors who are on track to graduate from Fowlerville High School Employees of the Foundation,...

Scholarship CriteriaGraduating high school senior; full-time enrollment at a college/university; dedication to competitive swimming or diving during high school; minimum 3.0 GPA.Type of StudentGraduating High School SeniorsAward Amount Range$500-$1,000Required to Demonstrate Financial NeedNoResidence EligibilityKalamazoo County residentHigh School EligibilityKalamazoo County High SchoolScholarship InformationRemembered for his competitive, yet caring nature when working with the young people he coached, Bob Block's memory continues to live on. Raised in Kalamazoo as part of an athletic family--his father was a professional boxing standout--Block chose the water and became an award winning diver at Loy Norrix.He went on to win an NCAA Division III championship at...

The Michigan Auto Law Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship is an annual scholarship that our attorneys offer college students who were innocent victims of car accidents earlier in their lives and who have bravely overcome their injuries while pursuing an education.Our annual scholarship of $1,000 is awarded to one winner. The deadline is December 31st.Through our Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship, we strive to honor those innocent victims injured in an automobile crash as they continue to courageously persevere through their own medical recoveries and as they push forward to continue their education. We have witnessed some amazing stories of human...